A Beloved Character Returns in Microgaming’s New Jungle Jim and the Lost Sphinx Slot

A Beloved Character Returns in Microgaming’s New Jungle Jim and the Lost Sphinx Slot

by November 7, 2019

Jim is back and ready for a new adventure in the second chapter of Microgaming’s Jungle Jim slot series. This time he has set for a trip to unravel ancient Egypt’s mysteries and discover a lost sphinx.Jungle Jim and the Lost Sphinx is the second installment in the Jungle Jim ...

Colorado Legalizes Sports Betting after Narrow Win in Statewide Vote

Colorado Legalizes Sports Betting after Narrow Win in Statewide Vote

by November 7, 2019

Colorado became the 19th state to legalize sports betting after a measure on the matter was approved narrowly by voters on Wednesday afternoon. Legal sports gambling activities are expected to commence in May 2020.Proposition DD, which had gained bipartisan support in the st ...

Greentube Integrates Casino Content onto Iforium’s Gameflex Aggregator

Greentube Integrates Casino Content onto Iforium’s Gameflex Aggregator

by November 6, 2019

Iforium has boosted the online casino content featured on its aggregation platform through the recent addition of titles by major iGaming provider Greentube, a division of NOVOMATIC Interactive.Under the terms of a recently penned agreement between the two major gambling ind ...

Caesars Evaluates Korea Casino Resort Project Spend Commitment

Caesars Evaluates Korea Casino Resort Project Spend Commitment

by November 6, 2019

Las Vegas gaming and hospitality powerhouse Caesars Entertainment Corp. is “currently evaluating” how much it should spend on its Caesars Korea integrated resort project, it became known during the company’s quarterly earnings call on Tuesday.Caesars Chief Financial Officer ...

TVBET Adds BackgammonBet to Its Product Portfolio

TVBET Adds BackgammonBet to Its Product Portfolio

by November 6, 2019

Cyprus-based provider of live games for the global gambling industry TVBET today debuted BackgammonBet, the latest addition to its growing portfolio.With its latest release, TVBET reimagines and all-time classic and adjusts it to meet the demands of the contemporary gaming c ...

MGM Could Offload Springfield Casino as Part of “Asset-Light” Strategy

MGM Could Offload Springfield Casino as Part of “Asset-Light” Strategy

by November 6, 2019

Las Vegas hotel and casino operator MGM Resorts International could move to sell its casino resort in the Massachusetts City of Springfield as part of a strategy to become an “asset-light” company.Last month, MGM agreed to offload the iconic Bellagio property on the Las Vega ...

Sportradar to Power BetIndiana’s US Sports Betting Entry

Sportradar to Power BetIndiana’s US Sports Betting Entry

by November 5, 2019

Digital sports betting startup BetIndiana has partnered with major sports data and content provider Sportradar in a bid to enhance its imminent entry into the US sports gambling field.The deal between the two companies will see Sportradar deliver real-time sports data as wel ...

Michael Pearson Wins Second WSOPC Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event Title

Michael Pearson Wins Second WSOPC Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event Title

by November 5, 2019

After a fast-paced final day of play that took just four hours to complete, Michael Pearson secured his second WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event win and his second gold ring from the series.Pearson was one of ten players who returned to the host venue at noon on Mon ...

Ukraine Looks to Legalize Casinos, Retail Betting, Online Gambling

Ukraine Looks to Legalize Casinos, Retail Betting, Online Gambling

by November 5, 2019

The government of Ukraine has released the full text of the bill that aims to legalize various forms of gambling by the end of the year.The bill contains information about the number of gambling licenses that will be issued by Ukrainian authorities and outlines the requireme ...

US Sports Betting Set to Become $8 Billion Industry by 2025

US Sports Betting Set to Become $8 Billion Industry by 2025

by November 5, 2019

US sports betting will be a $7 billion to $8 billion industry by 2025, according to projections by investors and gambling executives.The historic May 2018 ruling of the US Supreme Court annulled a long-standing federal ban on athletic wagering and paved the way for all state ...

Charlie Coultas Leads Final 10 into WSOPC Harveys Lake Tahoe Finale

Charlie Coultas Leads Final 10 into WSOPC Harveys Lake Tahoe Finale

by November 4, 2019

After two starting flights and one more day of play, the 424-strong field of the WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event was trimmed down to the unofficial final table of 10.The remaining survivors are set to return to the poker room at Harveys Lake Tahoe later today for ...

Former Kindred Executive Tommi Maijala Steps In as Relax Gaming CEO

Former Kindred Executive Tommi Maijala Steps In as Relax Gaming CEO

by November 4, 2019

Major provider of online casino content and an aggregation platform Relax Gaming announced late last week the appointment of Tommi Maijala as its new Chief Executive Officer.Mr. Maijala is replacing Relax Gaming’s current CEO Daniel Eskola who took the role about 18 months ag ...

New Bill Outlines POGO Employees Tax Dues

New Bill Outlines POGO Employees Tax Dues

by November 4, 2019

Foreigners employed at Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) could be required to pay a 15% tax on their earnings in the Philippines under a bill recently filed in the national legislature.Albay Representative Joey Salceda submitted late last month a legislation that, ...

Long-Time Casino Executive Bobby Baldwin Named CEO of Drew Las Vegas

Long-Time Casino Executive Bobby Baldwin Named CEO of Drew Las Vegas

by November 4, 2019

Las Vegas casino industry veteran Bobby Baldwin has been named CEO of the Drew Las Vegas, a $3.1 billion, 67-story hotel and casino resort currently under development at the site of the unfinished Fontainebleau in the northern end of the Strip.In a press release published th ...

WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event Day 2 Kicks Off with 71 Hopefuls

WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event Day 2 Kicks Off with 71 Hopefuls

by November 3, 2019

The poker room at Harveys Lake Tahoe is currently serving as arena for WSOP Circuit Main Event action and as many as 71 hopefuls from the $1,700 buy-in tournament’s two starting flights are set to return to the gambling venue at noon Northern Nevada time to continue their run for ...